| 词汇 | underplayed |
| 释义 | underplayed past simple and past participle ofunderplay underplay verb[ T ] uk /ˌʌn.dəˈpleɪ/ us /ˌʌn.dɚˈpleɪ/ to make something such as a dangerous situation seem less important or dangerous than it really is: 低调处理;对…轻描淡写;贬低…的重要性 While not wanting to underplay the seriousness of the situation, I have to say that it is not as bad as people seem to think.尽管我并不想低估形势的严重性，但还是不得不说事情并不像人们想象的那么糟糕。 Exaggerating & playing down bloviate blow something out of proportionidiom cartoonish cartoonishly catastrophize fulsome go overboardidiom grandiloquent inflated make a mountain out of a molehillidiom make little of somethingidiom make much of somethingidiom make something of something/someone meal mildly minimization overrated protest too muchidiom underplay underrate Examples of underplayedunderplayed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is that the potential savings made are likely to be hugely exaggerated and that the costs will be underplayed. The 'political economy' of the associations and the social context and impact of their activities are underplayed. However, his film work suggests that his actual performance tended more towards the subtle and underplayed. The divergent interests of water conservationists and users are underplayed and may necessitate revisiting as populations grow and demand for water intensifies. In the opinion of my two touring managers, the promoters have in this exercise underplayed the amount of miscommunication that goes on. It underplayed the expression of personal meaning in favor of learning structural patterns of the language. All too often, however, the emphasis on patient autonomy has underplayed the autonomy of others. In particular, the contribution of housing policies to the problem are underplayed. As he goes on to say, the result has been that 'events produced by changes solely confined to our own planet have been underplayed'. The power of charitable trustees, landlords (resident or otherwise) and of the clergy themselves is relatively underplayed. But the extent to which sociocultural approaches involve attention to learner individuality is often underplayed. Her religion has, however, been underplayed in many historians' accounts of her life and work. The disability may be overlooked or underplayed if the only thing we look at is his utility. The results of the analyses are striking, although at times underplayed by the authors. They point out that the significance of senses such as smell, touch and hearing in shaping experience have been underplayed. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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